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Electrical Synapses
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Definition
: Specialized junctions between NEURONS which connect the cytoplasm of one neuron to another allowing direct passage of an ion current.
Other names
Synapse, Electrotonic; Synapse, Electrical; Neuronal Gap Junction; Junctions, Neuronal Gap; Junction, Neuronal Gap; Gap Junction, Neuronal; Electrotonic Synapse; Electrical Synapse; Electrotonic Synapses; Synapses, Electrotonic; Synapses, Electrical; Neuronal Gap Junctions; Gap Junctions, Neuronal
